The Toba eruption (sometimes called the Toba supereruption or the Youngest Toba eruption) was a supervolcano eruption that occurred around 74,000 years ago at the site of present-day Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of Earth's largest known explosive eruptions. The Toba catastrophe theory holds that this event caused a...
This event is always good to point out when people discuss anything about race. Humans have very little genetic diversity. Height and color features are nothing, we're basically all the same around the world
In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....
This is exactly why transparency is great. These people are ridiculous and lose credibility. Keeping everything visible is the best defense against manipulation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores....
Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community
Exactly. Business leaders at the time had cried that their companies and the strength of the US as a whole would fall without the manpower of slavery. Then the exact opposite happened, and industrial creativity and efficiency exploded. Rich men always seem to get it wrong
In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.
Boost is like retweeting something, you can have followers in the fediverse. Boosting makes something more visible to everyone, so you upvote/downvote things you personally like/dislike and boost things you think your followers/everyone would like
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TIL 70,000 years ago a volcanic eruption killed many humans, leaving only 1,000 human alive in the whole word. This created a population bottleneck which vastly reduced diversity in human genetics. ( en.wikipedia.org )
The Toba eruption (sometimes called the Toba supereruption or the Youngest Toba eruption) was a supervolcano eruption that occurred around 74,000 years ago at the site of present-day Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of Earth's largest known explosive eruptions. The Toba catastrophe theory holds that this event caused a...
Montana otter attack leaves 3 women hurt, including one flown to the hospital ( www.nbcnews.com )
Montana wildlife management officials don’t plan to take any further action. Otters can be protective of themselves and their young.
Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People’s Republic of China ( www.justice.gov )
In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....
Is there anything that can be done about troll powermods? ( kbin.social )
I logged into Kbin today to see 18 notifications where the same guy banned me from all of their magazines for downvoting them....
China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island ( apnews.com )
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores....
Maths is hard. ( lemmy.world )
‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence’: country star Jason Aldean criticised for anti-protest song ( www.theguardian.com )
Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community
Florida's new Black history curriculum says "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit" ( www.cbsnews.com )
Writer of Star Wars' Lando Calrissian Show Has 'No Idea What's Going on With It' - IGN ( www.ign.com )
The birth of id Software ( www.theverge.com )
In 1990, John Romero, John Carmack, and Tom Hall were working at Louisiana software maker Softdisk. There, they had an idea that would change PC games forever.
70 House Republicans voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine ( www.businessinsider.nl )
Fuck Reddit u̶p̶v̶o̶t̶e̶ boost party! ( kbin.social )
The apps have all gone offline, welcome aboard to all the other refugees, fuck /u/spez!